Architecture Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church
the church nave
often attributed leon cocquard, parish records, detroit building permit #23 , final report ste. anne historic district list albert e. french architect of ste. anne de détroit catholic church (1886-1887). french designed church in gothic revival style flying buttresses, reflecting french history of parish , territory. church faces landscaped grand brick plaza, , main entrance on north facade includes 4 gargoyles. ste. anne s displays oldest stained glass in city of detroit. ste. anne s listed on national register of historic places.
the 1818 church altar , father richard s remains installed in side chapel of present church. other elements 1818 church include communion rail, statue of ste. anne , church bell.
both ste. anne , st. joachim parishes continued french traditions. increased immigration , demographic changes resulted in ste. anne s becoming parish irish-american congregation 1920s. in following decades, population became hispanic. @ time, hispanic parishioners immigrants mexico , puerto rico. first sermon in spanish given in 1940; last sermon in french in 1942. spanish-speaking priest assigned in 1946. parish remains largely hispanic, bolstered immigration central , south american nations.
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